GRE Word List
PANACEA
a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| junket | trip |